Saturday, 27 February 2010

ATmega16/32 Pinout Sticker

If you are playing with the ATmega16 or ATmega32 microcontroller in the DIP40 package you can put my sticker on it. The sticker describes function of all pins. Thanks to color printing you will easily recognize each group of pins like different ports, SPI, I2C, UART, JTAG, ADC.
Few days ago I wanted to start investigate one project which incorporate Atmel AVR ATmega16 microcontroller. I put them into my breadboard and wanted to start with wiring. I realized how annoying is to check datasheet and schematic to find out which leg is what and then count the legs. I remembered for my early days when I started with electronics. I used handmade stickers which were put on standard logic IC from 74xx family. So I started OpenOffice Draw and create new modern sticker for ATmega16/32. And here is the result:

I made more copies on one A4 page and printed them on self-adhesive paper. After that I put on them thin cello tape. Thanks to this cover the sticker is resistant for touching and it will stay nice for a long time. After that I cut the sticker from A4 page by using sharp knife and stick it on the chip.

Here are some photos of my ATmega16 with new sticker in my breadboard.